386 THE SIKH RELIGION

Serving the one God is the Guru's sole occupa-
tion :—

I have but one God ;

I recognize none other.

I have found my Guru through great good fortune.

He hath impressed on me God's name,

Which is to me devotion, penance, fasting, and religious
observances.

By meditating on God I have obtained all comfort and
peace.

To praise God is rny devotion, my occupation, and my
caste.

I feel great joy on hearing His praises.

Saith Nanak, he who hath found God

Hath all things in his home.

The Guru has found God by diligent and pious
search:—

Man desireth the love of God the Beautiful,
But God's love is not obtained by mere words.
Searching for a sight of Him I look in every lane.
My doubts have been dispelled on meeting the Guru.
I have obtained this wisdom from the holy man according
to the destiny recorded on my forehead.

In this way Nanak hath seen God with his eyes.

Reject mammon and be simple at heart:—

O mother, mammon is deceitful,

She is, if God be not worshipped, as burning grass, the
shadow of a cloud, or the water of a hill-stream.

Renounce thy devices and great cleverness ; clasp thy
hands and follow the way of the saint.

Remember the Lord the Searcher of hearts ; this is the
best fruit of human birth.

Holy men preach divine knowledge, but luckless fools
understand it not.

The slave Nanak is absorbed in love and devotion ; by
remembering God the filth of his sins hath been burnt.